# CVE-2021-38396: Missing Support Integrity Check for Boston Scientific Zoom Latitude

> Attackers can install unauthorized software on Boston Scientific ZOOM LATITUDE programmers via USB due to missing integrity checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Oct 2021
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-phv8-rwj8-6jj2

## What is CVE-2021-38396?

CVE-2021-38396 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Boston Scientific ZOOM LATITUDE, published on 4 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The programmer installation utility does not perform a cryptographic authenticity or integrity checks of the software on the flash drive. An attacker could leverage this weakness to install unauthorized software using a specially crafted USB.

Weakness: CWE-345 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity), CWE-353 (Missing Support for Integrity Check)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38396?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bostonscientific Zoom Latitude Pogrammer\/Recorder\/Monitor 3120 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-38396?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38396 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-38396 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38396 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Boston Scientific ZOOM LATITUDE

- [CVE-2021-38400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38400/): Use of Password Hash with Insufficient Computational Effort for Boston Scientific Zoom Latitude (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2021-38392](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38392/): Improper Access Control for Boston Scientific Zoom Latitude (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-38398](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38398/): Reliance on Component that is not Updateable for Boston Scientific Zoom Latitude (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-38394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38394/): Security feature bypass in ZOOM LATITUDE (medium 6.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-38396 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-38396 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Boston Scientific ZOOM LATITUDE, published on 4 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38396 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Boston Scientific ZOOM LATITUDE. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38396/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38396/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38396
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38396
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38396

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38396/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.